Nekhbet
“The crown fits because she holds it.”
A Sandstone immortal of The Two Lands
3 known connections · an open question
The living story
The story so far
The vulture of Elkab, protectress of Upper Egypt, wings spread over the king in every coronation scene. The other half of the Two Ladies. Vultures were believed to be all mothers, fiercely so — no fathers, only devotion. The crown fits because she holds it.
Happening now
Her wings are spread over the king in the coronation relief, as they have been for a hundred kings, fierce and maternal and absolute.
What may come
There will be another king, and her wings will spread over him too. Motherhood, at the scale of a kingdom, is just this.
Connected
Why someone keeps Nekhbet
- because the crown fits because she holds it — you keep her for the support
- because vultures were believed to be all mothers, fiercely so
- because wings spread over you in every coronation is the feeling you want
The Two Lands
Nome gods, household gods, temple cults — the gods people actually meet: potters, weavers, midwives, protectors, and the lioness you do not cross.
$5 · One of 400
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At a glance — details & stats
- Element
- Sandstone
- Order
- The Two Lands — Gods of the Living Land
- Rarity
- Common
- Personality
- The vulture of Elkab, protectress of Upper Egypt, wings spread over the king in every coronation scene. The other half of the Two Ladies. Vultures were believed to be all mothers, fiercely so.
- Edition
- One of 400
- Stats
- power 78 · speed 70 · charm 75